Ray Harryhausen Film Notes: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957)

*The following are film study notes, as part of an ongoing Ray Harryhausen course I instruct in Lawrence, Kansas. What do you do when you’re a hard-working special effects guy, but need a European vacation? If you are Ray Harryhausen, you kill 2 birds with one stone by simply creating a monster movie opportunity in Italy. That’s exactly what Harryhausen did when he came up … Continue reading Ray Harryhausen Film Notes: 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957)

kelleeprattApril 4, 20194 Comments

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Ray Harryhausen Film Notes: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)

The following are my notes as I presented to my Film Study course, Ray Harryhausen. In this week’s class we discussed the big ape that continues to capture our hearts, sixteen years after the famous Pre-Code ape that started it all. Mighty Joe Young. For this week, we will explore Ray Harryhausen’s first feature, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949). While not his first solo feature, … Continue reading Ray Harryhausen Film Notes: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)

kelleeprattMarch 15, 20194 Comments

Classic Film

The Ray Harryhausen Film Study

For a couple of years now, I’ve been teaching a series of classic film courses. Film Noir, Screwball Comedy, and Hitchcock are some of the topics we’ve tackled. Starting this week, we’re kicking off with a new adventure into a fantasy world of mythical creatures and monsters. A cinematic dream world created by Ray Harryhausen. Harryhausen was so enthralled by the wonder of a stop-motion … Continue reading The Ray Harryhausen Film Study

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